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Former smokers and nicotine pouch users want to keep easy access to cessation product
By ANNABEL BESSEM
Nicotine pouch users are opposed to the B.C. government’s recent decision to regulate the sale of the product by limiting its sale to solely in pharmacies, saying it is an integral part of smoking cessation.
Last…
Kwantlen hooks grant to study fish disease
By MELBAH GRACE JACOB
Kwantlen Polytechnic University has received a $278,000 grant to study disease-causing bacteria harmful to the B.C. salmon population.
The money comes from the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation…
Technology changes in diabetes treatment
By JACOB ARON LEUNG
This story was originally published on Nov. 28, 2023.
A new B.C.-based study is showing promising results for people with Type 1 diabetes who are using a prototypical stem cell-based device to reduce reliance on…
Gender diversity considerations lacking in health care, say researchers
By EMMA SHULAR
The importance of gender diversity and related health effects aren’t recognized in healthcare as well as they could be, according to researchers at Western University under the Trans PULSE Canada project.
Kalysha…
SFU students tackle AI ethical dilemmas
By Milica Anic
Students at Simon Fraser University say the implementation of ethics is key for a progressive future with artificial intelligence
With growing developments in artificial intelligence, SFU students presented research…
A new reason to B positive
By Nils Rummler
A new research project aims to make blood types become obsolete, helping to ease Canada’s blood shortage.
Dr. Stephen Withers, a researcher in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at UBC, and his colleagues are…
New diabetes research provides to Type 1 patients
By Rigo Bacaltos
The director of BC Diabetes has hope for a new research project led by BC Children’s Hospital, aiming to uncover the origin of Type 1 diabetes.
Researchers leading the project want to understand why the immune system of…
B.C. to expect more foreign family doctors
By Kalvin Moses
B.C. is expanding the number of internationally educated doctors allowed to practice in B.C., in order to meet the demand of the province’s shortage of family doctors
International doctors are coming
A practice…
Virus scorches blueberry farms
By Nicholas Naylor
The blueberry bush-killing scorch virus has been a common issue to B.C. farms, but virus mutations are making detection and treatments more difficult.
According to the BC Blueberry Council, several viruses affect…
Canadians need to know the facts about concussions
By Nils Rummler
Canadians remain ignorant about concussions and how they can ruin a person’s life, says an injury specialist at B.C. Children’s Hospital.
According to Dr. Shelina Babul, her most recent survey about concussions…